Kreis

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kreiz, from Old High German kreiz, from Proto-West Germanic *krait, from Proto-Germanic *kraitaz. Compare the semantic development of the descendants of Proto-Slavic *krajь (eg. Czech kraj, Russian край (kraj)), *okrǫgъ (eg. Polish okręg, Serbo-Croatian okrug).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kreis m (strong, genitive Kreises, plural Kreise)

  1. circle
  2. (figurative) range, scope
  3. a type of territorial administrative division, district

Usage notes

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  • When used in the sense of a territorial subdivision, Kreis is usually translated as district. However, in some contexts it may be translated as circle, e.g. the Imperial Circles (Reichskreise) of the Holy Roman Empire.

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Czech: okres
  • Slovak: okres

Further reading

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